Lagos Police speak on what happened at Marlian Fest

The spokesperson for the Lagos Police Command, Bala Elkana has stated that the Marlian Fest hosted by singer Naira Marley was peaceful.

This is amidst reports that some persons were arrested by authorities outside the venue where the event took place.

Acccording to Elkana, many of those outside the venue had no tickets and intended to force their way in.

He went on to reveal that they also had intentions to steal handsets which forced the police into action.

''We have 11 suspects arrested and mostly outside the event venue. These are miscreants who come mainly to steal. Some of them were arrested after stealing handsets from some fans that wanted to enter. So when they attempted stealing handsets, police quickly rushed and arrested them and picked them. Some of those arrested also had no tickets, they just came trying to force their way into the event venue. The tight security could not allow them and so they were picked and handed over to the police for trying to cause commotion there. They were picked by the police and other security outfits that were there. But the concert was generally peaceful, the whole event was peaceful'' he said